A small parade, led by Parade Marshal Navy Lt. Justin Lutz, will assemble at the Pritchard Gate entrance to Sleepy Hollow on Bedford Street at 7:45 a.m.

Concord citizens are encouraged to drop off any worn flags to be retired at the Concord Fire Department, Concord Town Hall or the Concord and West Concord post offices. The Public Ceremonies and Celebrations Committee will collect all flags on Nov. 7 so that Concord Scouts can prepare the flags for retirement prior to the Veterans Day ceremony. This year, the committee is incorporating military uniforms to be properly retired. Uniforms should be neatly folded and delivered in person on the day of the ceremony, in an effort to keep a list of those who are retiring their own or a family member’s military uniforms.

The flag-retirement ceremony is traditionally held each year on Veterans Day and provides Concordians with the opportunity to retire their worn American flags in a respectful and appropriate manner. The ceremony was established in 1965 by James Carroll, Dr. Francis McDonald, Bernard Rushe, former Fire Chief Thomas Tombeno and Clark McClevin.